Cyber criminals pull off $1.5 million heist, exploiting Baltimore’s outdated defenses

A cyber heist has cost the city more than $1.5 million after thieves manipulated the city’s electronic Workday system, according to a report released this week by Inspector General Isabel Cumming. The breach allowed cybercriminals to access a vendor’s account, alter bank account information, and redirect payments intended for city work.

Disgruntled ex-employee costs company over $600,000 after he deletes all 180 of its test servers — found server deletion scripts on Google | Tom’s Hardware

Although Nagaraju was no longer connected with NCS, he discovered that his credentials remained valid, giving him remote access to the company’s servers.